Mauritania vs US Virgin Islands
Mauritania is 2,979 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Mauritania about 2979 times.
MauritaniaUS Virgin IslandsMauritania moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 2,979× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Mauritania | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 103,792 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× its true area; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Mauritania bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Mauritania is 2,979 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Mauritania?
- About 2979 times: Mauritania has 2,979× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Mauritania and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× its true area there and US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mauritania or US Virgin Islands?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 103,792. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².